 USS Amber (PYc-6)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Builder | Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach[1] |
| Yard number | 151[1] |
| Laid down | 15 September 1929 |
| Launched | 16 January 1930 |
| Commissioned | 3 March 1941 |
| Decommissioned | 18 October 1944 |
| Stricken | 13 November 1944 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Sold to previous owner on 13 June 1945 |
| Notes | U.S. Official No.: 229467[1] |
| General characteristics | |
| Tonnage | 253 GRT[1] |
| Displacement | 260 t |
| Length | 120 ft (37 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft 5 in (6.53 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h; 14.4 mph) |
| Armament |
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USS Amber (PYc-6) was a patrol boat in the United States Navy during World War II, built at Long Beach, California in 1930 as the yacht Infanta for the actor John Barrymore.
- ^ a b c d Colton, Tim (6 January 2015). "Craig Shipbuilding, Long Beach CA". Shipbuilding History. Tim Colton. Archived from the original on 2 May 2015. Retrieved 10 June 2015.